John E. Walrath v. Carol P. Getty and United States Parole Commission

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

In this habeas corpus proceeding, John Walrath challenges the revocation of his parole. Mr. Walrath claims that the Parole Commission revoked his parole because he had protested the administration of a medical test required by a special condition of his parole. He asserts that it violates the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment to predicate the revocation on this basis because the Commission had previously stated that it would not interfere with his right to protest. Mr. Walrath further alleges that revoking his parole on this ground violates his First Amendment…